Barreau de l'Ontario | |
Abbreviation | LSO |
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Founded | 1797 |
Type | Law society |
Headquarters | Osgoode Hall, 130 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Area served | Ontario |
Official language | English French |
Treasurer | Jacqueline Horvat[1] |
CEO | Diana Miles[2] |
Affiliations | Federation of Law Societies of Canada |
Website | lso |
Formerly called | The Law Society of Upper Canada (1797–2018) |
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO; French: Barreau de l'Ontario) is the law society responsible for the self-regulation of lawyers and paralegals in the Canadian province of Ontario. Founded in 1797 as the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC; French: Barreau du Haut-Canada), its name was changed by statute in 2018.